Is this game Baroque?
When I first started playing Baroque for the Nintendo Wii, I was excited to engulf myself in a hack and slash, rpg dungeon crawler. I grinded my way all the way to the bottom level of a tower that is consist of about 20 randomly generated floors. During my journey, I acquired some very nice gear and leveled up to 27. My sword was laced with an electric buff that caused electrical damage and usually gave me one hit kills. When I manage to get to the final floor I felt the usual grand feeling of accomplishment. After the FMV ended, I was sent back out of the tower to the ‘Outer World’ at level 1 with none of my gear and none of the attribute boosts I acquired. First response, “OMFG, WTF!!! What did I do wrong?” After reloading my save file 5 times and realizing no matter what I got the same results. After my frustration waned, I thought further about what this game could about. In the game, there are spheres that you can store up to 5 items. Then it hit me…”Wait a minute…I was meant to die! I was meant to die not once but many times! I played the game entirely wrong!”
Baroque strays away from the basic survival idea of playing a game. You must choose these items carefully. The idea of Baroque is to figure out the mystery of what is going on. I apologize for being so vague, but I don’t want to spoil the game any more than I may have. I was ready to give up on Baroque till I started down the tower a second time. “I know what I’m doing now, and this time I’ll do it right!” What an excellent idea for a game! I’m finding myself more and more drawn into Baroque. Initially, this game does feel like a standard dungeon crawler, but as you uncover the mystery you realize that’s just filler. The game supports the Wiimote and Nunchuck and the Classic Controller. For a game like this, I prefer the classic controller. In my opinion, the button mapping really makes it obvious how good the design for the classic controller is. The game utilizes the Z1 and Z2 buttons. I prefer these over the traditional L1, L2, R1, R2 buttons. They are less confusing and easier to remember because they are physically, a different type of button.
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